10 Big Fat Pet Weddings (Photos)

By IBT Staff Reporter07/14/11 AT 4:53 AM

Pet wedding is a growing trend, despite high divorce rates among humans. Pet lovers have been throwing grand wedding parties to get their little ones walk down the aisle and tie knot to their partner. Sometimes these wedding are made legal by putting their paw prints on a set of matrimonial documents.

A dog wearing a bridal veil attends a symbolic wedding as part of celebrations of a local municipality in Lima July 9, 2011.REUTERS

A 7-year-old male monkey named Wukong (R) and a 6-year old female monkey named Xiaoya are seen during a special wedding ceremony at a zoo in Wenling, Zhejiang province, September 4, 2008. The zoo organised the special wedding ceremony hoping to attract more visitors, local media reported.REUTERS

Dogs dressed as a bride (L) and groom (R) take part in a wedding ceremony for pets as part of Valentine's Day celebrations at a shopping mall in Hong Kong February 13, 2007.REUTERS

"Newlyweds" Gook (R), a rooster, and Brown, (2nd-R), a hen, pose with fellow "newlyweds" rabbits Fufu and Blao after their wedding ceremonies to mark the upcoming Valentine's day in Bangkok on February 10, 2003. Many animals, including miniature poodles, attended the event.REUTERS

Two spotted-billed pelicans participate in a wedding ceremony in a "bridal house" at a zoo in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian province April 25, 2007. The female pelican was found in south China's Hainan province, and brought to Fuzhou to mate with the male pelican, who lost his mate three years ago, local media reported.REUTERS

Sterilized pet rabbits dressed in traditional Chinese costumes are pictured during a wedding ceremony in Hong Kong, where organizers also attempted to deliver messages of promoting kindness to animals, February 13, 2011. Rabbits are the third most neglected animals in Hong Kong after cats and dogs, according to figures from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), showing that around 200 rabbits are abandoned by their owners each year. The Hong Kong Rabbit Society says the situation could worsen over the Lunar New Year, which began on February 3 and marks the start of the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac.REUTERS

A pair of chihuahua wears a wedding costume during a fashion show at the Woefstock dog festival in Antwerp October 21, 2006.REUTERS